This is the face of leering paedophile John Carvin looking out of a window just yards from a playground.

The 45-year-old dodged prison last month for sexually assaulting his brother’s stepdaughter when she was seven.

But his presence was only made widely known to residents in the Holywell neighbourhood of Swords, Co Dublin, after his house was daubed with graffiti at the weekend that read “paedophile”.

Disgusted locals have now started a campaign to kick him out, staging a protest on Monday evening and last night outside his house.

Our exclusive images show that public pressure may be getting to the sex offender as he appears to be considering fortifying his home which is just across from a popular playground.

Carvin, who has not been seen outside his house since Monday, even refused to leave the property when a tradesman called to the door, instead speaking to him through the window.

The worker appeared to be checking the locks on the pervert’s windows, one of which seemed to be broken, as Carvin looked on wearing a vest.

A Garda spokesman said officers are investigating an incident of criminal damage – a broken window – which took place in the area at around 10pm on Monday.

When the Irish Mirror called to Carvin’s home yesterday, he didn’t even step outside his hall door to speak to our reporter.

He only opened it long enough to say: “I’m not making any comments, none whatsoever.”

Carvin now faces an uphill battle to stay in his home with locals set to step up their campaign to get rid of him – planning even more demonstrations outside the house.

One resident, who wanted to be identified only as Michael, said: “He’ll move on to another area now, he has to.

“I think most people didn’t know until his house was sprayed and the protest helped raise awareness.

“There are more protests planned now, there will be people protesting outside his house every day. He went into a pub the other day and he was recognised and thrown out, he’s becoming blacklisted in the area.

“There are kids going back to school in a few weeks, I’d say people will be spreading the word.

“I’m a father, I have four young kids myself and I wouldn’t bring my kids near the playground.

“People are mad about the fact he didn’t go to jail. He wasn’t properly punished, I think it is a disgrace. There will be more protests now as word spreads.”

Carvin’s victim refused to meet with him after he was found guilty of sexual assault.On the night of the abuse almost 14 years ago, he climbed into the seven-year-old’s bed, kissing and rubbing her.

The sicko left but then returned shortly afterwards, making the girl perform a sexual act.

Imposing his sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last month, the judge said the abuse was “at the lower end of the scale” and added the offence seemed to be a one-off.Carvin was handed a three-year suspended sentence.

Convicted sex offender, John Carvin at his home in Holywell Cresent South, Swords this afternoon... (Image: Collins Photo Agency Dublin)